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Baby Boomers cashing in on meme stocks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
According to analysis from Openmarkets Group, on average Baby Boomers and Generation X are making money on meme stocks, while Millennials are losing money. The analysis covered 11 "meme stocks" (stocks whose share prices skyrocketed due to social media ...

ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... by selecting the Extended Income Support Option for those who need a higher level of ongoing cover. Customers can also select the Booster option, which increases the benefit amount by an additional 20% for the first six months of a claim. In total, ClearChoice ...

Federated Hermes releases strategy globally

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The investment manager has made the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Strategy available to investors across the globe after only being available to US clients. The strategy aims to deliver capital growth and income by investing in sovereign, corporate ...

AFA Foundation supports thousands in need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
In the face of COVID-19, the AFA Foundation raised just shy of $40,000 in FY21, helping 13 charities in the process. Last financial year, the AFA Foundation received 23 applications for grants and selected nine recipients in addition to its four charity ...

Pinnacle acquires third-party distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... industry and work with an incredibly high-performing family of investment boutiques." Fairweather was the chief executive of Select Asset Management before he co-founded Winston. Winston's manager partners include PrimeWest, Corval, Epsilon Direct ...

State Street bolsters cybersecurity, recruits 400

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
State Street is adding 400 new roles to bolster its technology and cybersecurity support for its global operations. The roles will be based in Kilkenny, Ireland where it currently employs some 2000 staff across Dublin, Drogheda and Naas. The new unit ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Funds will have to shift the way they communicate risk to members and rethink portfolios as the outlook for defensive assets changes in the coming years. That was the consensus from a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Mergers don't always lead to scale benefits: Barry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Elsewhere, LGIAsuper chief executive Kate Farrar said Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) can be a tool for super funds to use to select potential merger partners. "I do think that YFYS and the business criticality of the long-term relative performance history ...

Evergreen launches RI index

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... metrics. The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) is set to be a useful tool for financial advisers to select responsible investment products for their clients. ERIG uses the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... enables customers to create a portfolio built around their individual goals, risk profile and preferences. Customers can select from sectors, investment styles, themes and pre-defined strategies such as emerging markets. Exo Investing will complement ...